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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 792 |
| Date Entered | 28/03/2014 |
| Updated on | 28/03/2014 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Geological Record |
| Record Type | Geological HER |
| SWAAG Site | Stainton Moor |
| Site Access | Army Range |
| Record Date | 24/03/2014 |
| Location | Stainton Moor, The White Bog. Burnt mound close to track. |
| Civil Parish | Stainton |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 094 958 |
| Altitude | 260m |
| Geology | Namurian sandstone, possibly the Ten Fathom Grit above The Main Limestone. |
| Record Name | Stainton Moor. The fossil compound coral, Lithostrotion sp., on small fragment of fire cracked stone. |
| Record Description | This fossil preserved on a small fragment of fire cracked sandstone was recognised by Mrs Shirley Gale during the recent visit by SWAAG members to the Army Ranges on Stainton Moor. The fossil was recognised at a large burnt mound, part quarried for road stone, located close to the Bronze Age settlement complex located north of the track at The White Bog. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Image 1 ID | 5273 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Fragment of fire cracked sandstone from burnt mound with Lithostrotion sp. Photo Shirley Gale. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 5274 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Swaag Members on the track at The White Bog, approaching the findsite |  |
